Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 38663, Solomon Doud, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Conn.
or Land, Solomon Land
S. 38663
B.L. Mt. 419-100
CONTENTS

(2,653) ✓
Connecticut Roll.
Solomon Doud
of Stevens Private
Connecticut line
in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 17 th of April 1810
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Sept. 1810 and sent to Simon Baldwin Esq r Judge Newhaven —
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818. 4 yrs + 18/30 — 35 72 Semi-ann. all'ee ending 4 March 1819 — 48 — 0
$ 83-72
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
17 War 6 years
Guilford, New Haven Co.
Connecticut
He was a member of the Connecticut line in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. He was a private in the Connecticut line. He was a member of the Connecticut line in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. He was a private in the Connecticut line. He was a member of the Connecticut line in the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War. He was a private in the Connecticut line.

N o 419.
Solomon Doria private.
M ch 23 d April 1808 & Del. to B. Tallmadge Esq.

Solomon Dayer
L. J. Morrey
S. J. Lu
You are now at the (A. Fallings) shall all for

I know all Men by these Presents That I Solomon Dorr of Guilford in the County of New Haven & State of Connecticut, have made, ordained, instituted & appointed James Lee of the Town & County of Litch- field in said State - and do by these Presents make, ordain, institute and appoint him the said James, my true & lawfull Attorney, for me & in my Name, to ask, Demand, Receive and Receiveth at the Proper Office a Warrant or Bond of & for all such Lands as are all owing to me for Military Services, as a Soldier in the Revolutionary war between the United States of America & Great- Britain and to give good & sufficient discharges for the same - with Power also an Attorney or Attorneys under me for that purpose to make & substitute and to do all lawfull Acts requisite for ef- fecting the Premises, hereby Ratifying and Confirming all that my said Atto- rney or his Substitute or Substitutes shall do therein by Virtue hereof - In

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the 5 th Day of June A.D. 1847 -
Signed. Sealed & Delivered } Solomon his  Mark In presence of us
Matthew Wells } Henry Hill }
New Haven County ss. June 5 th 1847 Personally appeared Solomon Dore Signed & Sealed of the foregoing Instru- ment and acknowledged the same to be his Free act & deed - Before me Henry Hill Not Public
Stockfield July 3 rd A.D. 1847
I James Lee aforesaid do hereby substitute the Ward & Mung. & I all made to act for me under my hand and behalf in executing the powers before herein mentioned given -
as witness my hand and seal.
In Presence - Jonathan Cook Virgil Peck
James Lee

Solomon Islands
April 27. 1818
Admitted

STATE OF CONNECTICUT, ss.
ON this Seventeenth day of April 1818, before me the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of the said State, personally appears Solomon Doud aged 57 years, resident in Guilford in the said State, who, being by me first duty sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following DECLARATION, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he the said Solomon Doud in the year 1777 enlisted in Hillingworth in the State of Connecticut in the company commanded by Captain Aaron Stephens in Col Hermon Swift's regiment in Gen J. Huntington's brigade in the Connecticut line for 3 years that before the expiration of that period in the beginning of the year 1780 according to his best recollection, he enlisted again in the same company & regiment to force during the war
That he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the month of June  1783 when he was discharged from service, in Westpoint state of New York That he was in the battles of Germantown, Monmouth, Stony point-White Plains - Kingsbridge & at the siege of Yorktown
and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, having lost his discharge with his lands
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Simeon Baldwin
I, Simeon Baldwin Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do Certify, that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Solomon Doud did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding DECLARATION, against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
NEW-HAVEN, April 24 th 1818.
Simeon Baldwin
OF CONNECTICUT, } NEW HAVEN COUNTY, ss. }
NEW-HAVEN, Apil 24 th 1818.
I, Dyer White , Clerk of the Superior Court of said State, for said County, and keeper of the Seal thereof, do CERTIFY that the name SIMEON BALDWIN , subscribed to the foregoing Certificates, is known to me to be the proper hand writing and signature of SIMEON BALDWIN , who is one of the Judges of said Superior Court.
In testimony whereof, I affix the Seal of said Court.
Dyer White

John Scranton Jun r of Guilford depose & say that I have for many years known the within named applicant Solomon Leond - & know that he is a very poor man, but that he sustains the character of a man of truth - that I well recollect his return from the Army at the close of the war - and always understood & fully believe that he enlisted for the war & served several year after, till its close - & further that he is very poor & recd assistance from his Country for support New Haven April 24 th 1813. John Scranton Jun r Sworn to at 2 o'clock before me Simon Baldwin a Judge of the Sup t Court of Connecticut.
On this 24 th day of April 1813 before me Simon Baldwin Judge as aforesaid personally appears Stephen Minge who being first duly sworn according to law doth testify & say that he served as a soldier more than three years in Col Minge's regiment in the revolutionary war, & well knew the within named Solomon Leond then a soldier for the war in Col Swift's regiment, they were both from the same town & neighbours & the deponent knows that Leond served till the close of the war - sworn before me
S. Baldwin
I certify that the character of the above deponents J r Scranton Jun r & Stephen Minge as to truth & their credibility is fair & good
Simon Baldwin

Connecticut
New Haven County ss
On this 20 th of Aug. 1818 before me Simon Baldwin a Justice of the Peace for said County personally appear Henry Hill, Nathaniel Griffin & Samuel Fowler Esquires - Gentlemen of the first respectability & credibility in the Town of Guilford, well known to me & on oath Depose generally that they will know the within named Solomon Doud & his circumstances, that he possesses little if any ostensible property - that he is a very poor man & that they have no hesitation in saying that by reason of his reduced circumstances he needs the assistance of his Country for support.
Simon Baldwin

Solomon Dana?
2.653
March 1819
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At a County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven, in the District and State of Connecticut, on the 5 th day of July A D 1820, the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, by virtue of the laws of said State.
PERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, Solomon Danda a resident in the town of Gilford in the County of New Haven in said State, and exhibited and subscribed the following Schedule, and made oath that the same is a true and perfect Schedule of all his in- come and property, necessary cloathing and bedding excepted, viz:
one small Porridge pot with a hole through it $0.25 one small spider 0.42 two old table knives and two forks 1.20 one half pint bottle, and two spoons 1.18 $1.05
Solomon Danda

District and State of Connecticut, ss.
Be it Remembered, That in the County Court, held in and for the County of New Haven , in the District and State aforesaid, on this 5 th day of July 182 0 , the same being a Court of Record, and having a Seal, under the authority of said State, personally came and appeared in open Court, Solomon Dous aged sixty years, resident in the Town of Guilford in the County of New Haven in said State, and being sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War, as follows: viz. In the Connecticut line, in a regiment commenced by Col. Herman Swift, in Capt. Aaron Stevens company, and served during the war, or hereof seven years, that he was in the battles of Monmouth, Germantown, and White Plains, and at the capture of Lord Cornwallis' army
that the original Declaration made by him, for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the Act of Congress of the 18th of March 1818, was dated the 17 th day of April 181 8 ; that in pursuance thereof he was entered in the list of Pensioners, and received a Pension Certificate No. 2653 And I do further solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring myself within the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person, in trust, for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed, and by me subscribed. And I do further declare that my occupation is that of a basket maker
and that I have a family residing with me consisting of a wife and one daughter who are unable to support themselves, and are dependent on me for support - The age of my wife is 27, and of my daughter 5 months. I have six other children who do not reside with me
all which is subscribed by me the day and year aforesaid.
Solomon Dous
Sworn to, and declared in the Court aforesaid. Whereupon said Court is, on satisfactory proof exhibited in Court, of opinion that the total amount in value of the property contained in the aforesaid Schedule, is
1 — Dollars and 5 Cents, and doth order these proceedings to be entered in the records of said Court.
Attest,
Henry C. Flagg, Clk.

District of Connecticut, ss.
I, Henry B Hagger Clerk of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State and District of Connecticut, do hereby certify that the foregoing and the Schedule thereunto annexed, are truly copied from the records of said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of said Court that the total amount, in value, of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule, is 1 Dollars and 5 Cents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Seal of said Court on this
5th day of July 1820.
Henry B Hagger
I, Isaac Mills presiding Judge of the County Court in and for the County of New Haven in the State of Connecticut, do hereby certify that Henry B. Hagger is Clerk of said Court, and keeper of the Seal and Records thereof; and that the preceding Certificate, under his hand, and the Seal of said Court, is authentic, and in due form of Law.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in New Haven this 5th day of July 1820
Isaac Mills Chief Judge of said Court

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Doud, Solomon GRADE Private LINE Connecticut
WARRANT NUMBER 5694 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Apr. 10, 1795
(No. 419 issued Apr. 1808. See New Series) "Certified the 24th of February 1825 by Will m Stewart. This certificate (1808) by Will m Stewart, was erroneously given."
no assignee named.
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

38 663
INVALID.
Revy
File No. 38 663
Solomon Doud
Rev. Rev. Doud
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 8 , Page 131
[Arrangement of 1870.]

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Solomon David in the Frederick County Regiment, having faithful- ly served the United States from May 1 st 1777 to June 1 st 1783 and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-QUARTERS the 7 th day
of June 1783
G. Washington
By His Excellency's
Command,
J. M'Call
REGISTERED in the Books of the Regiment,
J. Custis
Adjutant.
THE above Solomon David has been honored with the BADGE of MERIT for six
Years faithful Service.
D. Swift

HEAD-QUARTERS, June 7 th 1783.
THE within CERTIFICATE shall not avail the Bearer as a Discharge, until the Ratification of the definitive Treaty of Peace; previous to which Time, and until Proclamation thereof shall be made, He is to be considered as being on Furlough.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Solomon Doud
Solomon Doud (born) B.L. 94. 419-100